Senior Previs Artist (VFX)

Location: Remote within the United States; applicants must already reside in the U.S.

Pay: $50–60 per hour, depending on experience

Company

hirify.global is an artist-owned and operated visual effects company specializing in high-end VFX for television, film, and advertising.

What you will do

• Design 3D shots and sequences in Maya from scripts, storyboards, and creative kickoffs.
• Create camera animation using strong composition, lensing, lighting, and atmospheric effects.
• Source and develop assets, including rough models, rigs, shaders, environments, and previs depot updates.
• Animate objects, characters, and natural elements to communicate story intent and edit shots into paced sequences.
• Create tech-vis setups for on-set teams, including camera and lens information and set-build dimensions.
• Support layout work through tracking and matchmove QC, plate-camera framing, asset placement, camera takeovers, and 2.5D projection.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in previs, layout, or animation for VFX in film or television.
• Recent demo reel demonstrating relevant experience.
• Deep Maya knowledge, including 3D animation, mocap, modeling, Viewport 2.0 lighting, and effects.
• Knowledge of real-world camera lenses, bodies, formats, and terminology.
• Basic editing skills in Hiero, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, or After Effects, plus ShotGrid/Flow Production Tracking and Windows experience.
• Ability to interpret scripts, storyboards, and verbal direction, communicate clearly, attend dailies, present work, receive feedback, and contribute to existing pipelines.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine, Houdini, or Nuke.
• Interest in training and onboarding new artists.
• Enthusiasm for learning new software, pipelines, and technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote contract work within the United States.
• Artist-owned and operated studio environment.
• Focus on curiosity, new technology, and evolving VFX techniques.
• Respect for work-life balance in a fast-paced industry.
• hirify.global U.S. participates in E-Verify; relocation costs are not covered.

Hiring process

• This is an expression-of-interest posting for potential future openings, not a currently open role.
• Submit a resume and demo reel; selected candidates may be contacted by a recruiter for an interview.